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Recent Examples of unserious
After all, this — the latest in a series of missteps and unforced errors in the boardroom — still leaves the federation, as a whole, looking deeply unserious.
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
As fans and players revelled in the looseness of fan week with carefree smiles and unserious exhibitions, the tennis calendar paid no heed.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
In late October 2016, for example, such was the perception of Trump as unserious that bettors gave him just a 15% chance of winning the White House.
—Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has dismissed Trump’s tariff threats as unserious.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
As fans and players revelled in the looseness of fan week with carefree smiles and unserious exhibitions, the tennis calendar paid no heed.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
In late October 2016, for example, such was the perception of Trump as unserious that bettors gave him just a 15% chance of winning the White House.
—Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has dismissed Trump’s tariff threats as unserious.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
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So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Appearance is unimportant and, apparently, so are some of the themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Díaz de la Portilla called the allegations false, and said the lawsuit is politically motivated and frivolous.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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What was once the norm may no longer be applicable, but that doesn't mean young people are being frivolous with their money.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Any defection over the most trivial procedural or legislative matters could block the party's agenda.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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For investors, this means that meaningful financial updates from companies will be accompanied by mountains of trivial environmental data.Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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Aim to make so much money that, relative to your net worth or your annual income, the upgrade price is insignificant.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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To them, small incidents, insignificant by themselves but damaging in cumulation, began to count against him.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk is surrounded by almost constant controversy, but the latest scandal to rock the world’s richest man is surely the silliest—Musk is being accused of pretending to be good at video games.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This creamy, cooling mask pulls out impurities with marine enzymes, bentonite, and kaolin, transforming from deep green to light green to show off its progress.Sarah Han, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
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While the lighter versions tend to pair well with most seafoods or lighter chicken dishes, the richest versions can stand up to sea bass, pork or veal.Tom Hyland, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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At publication time, Cal Fire said the Palisades Fire — the largest blaze — is 13 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire is at 33 percent containment and the smaller Hurst Fire near the city of San Fernando is almost fully contained.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ruben Montes, 29, of Baldwin Park, was detained and arrested after firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Irwindale, near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway at about 12:30 p.m. local time.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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